There's blossom to photograph again

Saturday 5 April 2025, 14:41 by Elja Trum | 2,468 views | 0 comments

This article was translated from Dutch with the help of AI. Read the original.

It is clearly spring outside. Many trees are currently in bloom, so it is a lovely time to go out with your camera. Blossom with a clear blue sky in the background is also a perfect combination for fresh spring photos.

Nikola - f/4, 1/400s, 100 ISO @ 100mm
I am not particularly interested in landscape or nature photography myself, so I also like to combine it with a model. Yesterday I went to a nearby park with model Nikola. This produces some lovely photos that cannot really be taken later in the year.

Are you also going to work with a model? If you are photographing in bright sunshine in the middle of the day, it is useful to have your model stand with their back to the sun. This prevents bright patches of light on the face, limiting them to the edges and the hair.

A wide aperture, with a small f-number, often works well. This gives you a shallow depth of field in your image.

Is there enough blossom nearby? Then it is also fun to stand among it yourself as a photographer. You can include the blossom out of focus in the foreground, which creates atmospheric patches in the image.

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